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Fish biology, ecology, and behavior

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Chase Doran Brownstein
Yale University
2
Elise Parey
University College London
3
Liam J. Zarri
Cornell University
4
Samantha Andrzejaczek
Smithsonian Marine Station
5
Kátia Yasuko Yofukuji
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
6
Jean‐Benoît Darodes de Tailly
NHS Lanarkshire
7
Gabriele Morabito
Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)
8
Karen Larissa Auzier Guimarães
Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
9
Claire N. Bedbrook
Stanford University
10
Paige Leary
Neurosciences Institute

Papers

1
The genomic signatures of evolutionary stasis
Evolution|2024
39 cit.
2
The brittle star genome illuminates the genetic basis of animal appendage regeneration
Nature Ecology & Evolution|2024
25 cit.
3
Synergistic innovations enabled the radiation of anglerfishes in the deep open ocean
Current Biology|2024
19 cit.
4
Toward a Phylogenetic Taxonomy of Sturgeons (Acipenseriformes: Acipenseridae)
Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History|2025
11 cit.
5
Lunar cycle effects on pelagic predators and fisheries: insights into tuna, billfish, sharks, and rays
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries|2024
10 cit.
6
The Palaeozoic assembly of the holocephalan body plan far preceded post-Cretaceous radiations into the ocean depths
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2024
8 cit.
7
Phylogenomics establishes an Early Miocene reconstruction of reef vertebrate diversity
Science Advances|2025
8 cit.
8
Eradication efforts catalyze rapid evolution in an invasive predatory fish
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2025
7 cit.
9
Publication in Water Air & Soil Pollution (2024) [6 citations, W4391276418]
Water Air & Soil Pollution|2024
6 cit.
10
Publication in ACS Environmental Au (2024) [6 citations, W4403887179]
ACS Environmental Au|2024
6 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Nathan Pacoureau
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2
Axel Makay Katz
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
3
Armando Mercado
Wildlife Conservation Society
4
Murilo S. Dias
Universidade de Brasília
5
Sabine Weisser
University of Konstanz
6
Astrid S. T. Willener
Swiss Ornithological Institute
7
Jan Urban
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
8
Carlos Cañas
St Johns River State College
9
Qingming Qu
Xiamen University
10
Diego Maia Zacardi
Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará

Papers

1
Conservation successes and challenges for wide-ranging sharks and rays
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2023
77 cit.
2
Early development of<i>Prochilodus nigricans</i>Spix &amp; Agassiz 1829 (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae) in captivity
Aquaculture Research|2022
13 cit.
3
Early development of two commercially valuable fish from the lower Amazon River, Brazil (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae)
Neotropical Ichthyology|2022
12 cit.
4
Perils of Underestimating Species Diversity: Revisiting Systematics of Psammocambeva Catfishes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Rio Paraíba do Sul Basin, South-Eastern Brazil
Taxonomy|2022
12 cit.
5
Ichthyoplankton and plastic waste drift in a river in the Amazon Basin, Brazil
Frontiers in Environmental Science|2023
11 cit.
6
Molecular Phylogeny, Taxonomy and Distribution Patterns of Trichomycterine Catfishes in the Middle Rio Grande Drainage, South-Eastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)
Fishes|2023
11 cit.
7
Coupling state‐of‐the‐art modelling tools for better informed Red List assessments of marine fishes
Journal of Applied Ecology|2024
11 cit.
8
An enigmatic interstitial trichomycterine catfish from south-eastern Brazil found at about 1000 km away from its sister group (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)
Zoologischer Anzeiger|2022
10 cit.
9
Morpho-Molecular Discordance? Re-Approaching Systematics of Cambeva (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Guaratuba-Babitonga-Itapocu Area, Southern Brazil
Fishes|2023
10 cit.
10
High Endemism in an Endangered Biodiversity Hotspot: Phylogeny, Taxonomy and Distribution Patterns of Catfishes of the Psammocambeva Alpha-Clade (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Rio Doce Basin, Brazil
Fishes|2023
9 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Axel Meyer
University of Konstanz
2
Ângelo Antônio Agostinho
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
3
Peter C. Wainwright
University of California, Davis
4
Kirk O. Winemiller
Texas A&M University
5
Leonard Maler
University of Ottawa
6
George Lauder
Harvard University
7
Mutsumi Nishida
The University of Tokyo
8
Cláudio Oliveira
Federal University of São João del-Rei
9
Richard L. Mayden
University of Alabama
10
Steven J. Cooke
Carleton University

Papers

1
Patterns of Life-History Diversification in North American Fishes: implications for Population Regulation
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences|1992
1.5k cit.
2
Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong
Science|2016
1.5k cit.
3
SHAPE ANALYSIS OF SYMMETRIC STRUCTURES: QUANTIFYING VARIATION AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND ASYMMETRY
Evolution|2002
1k cit.
4
Monophyletic origin of Lake Victoria cichlid fishes suggested by mitochondrial DNA sequences
Nature|1990
957 cit.
5
MitoFish and MitoAnnotator: A Mitochondrial Genome Database of Fish with an Accurate and Automatic Annotation Pipeline
Molecular Biology and Evolution|2013
867 cit.
6
The Role of Recreational Fishing in Global Fish Crises
BioScience|2004
839 cit.
7
Biotelemetry: a mechanistic approach to ecology
Trends in Ecology & Evolution|2004
826 cit.
8
Food Webs: Integration of Patterns and Dynamics.
Ecology|1997
804 cit.
9
PASSIVE AND ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL BY SWIMMING FISHES AND MAMMALS
Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics|2005
795 cit.
10
Major patterns of higher teleostean phylogenies: a new perspective based on 100 complete mitochondrial DNA sequences
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|2002
760 cit.

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